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Date: July 16, 2025 Evaluation of the infra-annual mortality figures since 2020
16 July 2025 – How do extraordinary events such as high incidences of respiratory diseases or heat waves impact the current number of deaths? To make first assessments possible, the Federal Statistical Office provides provisional counts of the deaths …
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Date: July 14, 2025 Economic and financial data for Germany
The data shown in the table "Economic and financial data for Germany" correspond to the data described on the International Monetary Fund's Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB). The additional "National Summary Data Page" gives an overview …
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Date: July 14, 2025 Producer prices of logging products in May 2025: +7.8% on May 2024
The index of producer prices of logging products from state forests (excluding turnover tax) stood at 113.7 (2015 = 100) in May 2025. It was 1.0% higher than in the previous month and 7.8% higher than in the same month of the previous year.
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Date: July 14, 2025 Producer prices of agricultural products in May 2025: +2.4% on May 2024
According to provisional calculations, the index of producer prices of agricultural products (excluding turnover tax) increased by 0.5% between April and May 2025 to stand at 147.4 (2020 = 100). That was a year-on-year increase of 2.4%. In April 2025 …
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Date: July 10, 2025 Price Kaleidoscope
The rate of price increase does not only depend on how prices change. The weights with which the price trends of the individual goods and services are reflected in the consumer price index are also important. On the one hand, the Price Kaleidoscope …
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Date: July 10, 2025 German is third most common foreign language in EU secondary schools
German is the third most common foreign language at lower secondary level taught in the EU. The most common languages are English and French.
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Date: July 10, 2025 Noticeable price changes in June 2025
Get an overview of the most noticeable price changes for selected goods and services.
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Date: July 7, 2025 Master's degrees in STEM subjects: Germany with highest share
In a knowledge economy, there is a great demand for highly qualified workers. The so-called STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects are of particular interest in this context.
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Date: June 26, 2025 EU Business Cycle Monitor
Interactive graphics and statistics on the current economic situation in the EU states.
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Date: June 26, 2025 The structural business statistics (SBS)
Structural business statistics (SBS) provide information on the structure and activity of enterprises in Germany for the entire economy. This enables assessments to be made on the importance and economic performance of enterprises, broken down by …
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Date: June 18, 2025 The United States is Germany's main trading partner
According to preliminary results, goods worth 252.9 billion euros were traded between Germany and the United States in 2024 (exports and imports).
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Date: June 17, 2025 WISTA edition 3/2025
WISTA is a scientific journal regularly published by the Federal Statistical Office Germany. It offers articles on topics relating to official statistics.
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Date: June 12, 2025 Purchase prices of the means of agricultural production in April 2025: +0.8% on April 2024
On the cost side of agriculture, the index of purchase prices of the means of agricultural production (excluding turnover tax) increased by 0.2% from January to April 2025. Standing at 130.8 (2020 = 100), it was 0.8% above the level of a year …
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Date: June 5, 2025 7.4 million EU citizens working in other EU Member States
Freedom of movement within the European Union enables EU citizens to take up employment in all member states.
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Date: June 3, 2025 Greece, Italy and Croatia were the most popular European holiday destinations in 2023
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is the most popular holiday region in Germany. Touristic centres in Greece, Italy and Croatia are leaders in the EU-wide ranking.
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Date: May 23, 2025 Higher mean age of women at birth of first child
In 10 EU Member States the average age of women at the birth of their first child was at least 30 years in 2023. Germany ranked in the top third in an EU comparison.
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Date: May 17, 2025 Germany is an attractive trading partner
In 2024, Germany was the top destination for merchandise exports in 16 of the 26 other EU Member States.
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Date: May 14, 2025 Classification overview
This section offers an overview of the most frequently used statistical classifications. More EU statistics classifications are provided on the "EU vocabularies" website of the Publications Office of the European Union.
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Date: May 9, 2025 Public and private flows for development cooperation
In 2023, Official Development Assistance (ODA) and other official and private flows from the Federal Republic of Germany to developing countries amounted to euro 62.5 billion euros - before revision of the Deutsche Bundesbank (previous year: 49.1 …
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Date: May 7, 2025 304 million migrants worldwide
In 2024, the number of international migrants worldwide was 304 million. They accounted for 3.7 percent of the world's population in 2024.
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Date: May 6, 2025 Germany: 12.0% living in households overburdened by housing costs
In 2024, 12.0% of Germany’s population lived in households which were overburdened by housing costs – i.e. they spent more than 40% of the total disposable household income on housing.
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Date: May 6, 2025 Overcrowded households
In 2024, 11,5% of Germany’s population lived in overcrowded dwellings. This means that the household had too few rooms compared to the number of inhabitants. In the EU, the average was significantly higher.
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Date: May 5, 2025 Not enough money to keep homes heated in winter
The EU-SILC survey 2024 shows that 9.2% of the population in the European Union was financially unable to adequately heat their homes. This problem was most wide-spread in Bulgaria and Greece (each 19.0%).
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Date: May 5, 2025 Working poor: at-risk-of-poverty rate among employed persons
In 2024, 6.5% of all employed persons in Germany were living below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold. Employees with temporary contracts and part-time workers were disproportionately affected.
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Date: May 5, 2025 Germany has the highest proportion of rental tenants in the EU
In 2024, more than half of the population (52.8%) of Germany lived in rented accommodation.
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Date: April 29, 2025 Government deficit: 16 EU member states do not exceed 3% of GDP
The EU Stability and Growth Pact stipulates that Eurozone members must adhere to certain rules and ensure budgetary discipline. The annual government deficit is not to exceed 3% of the gross domestic product. The public debt must not exceed 60% of GDP.
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Date: April 25, 2025 Labour market participation: gender gap remains
Despite the gap narrowing, women are still less frequently in employment than men. Globally, in 2024, 46% of women were in employment compared to 70% of men. In the G7 countries the difference between the sexes is smaller.
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Date: April 24, 2025 Information on the measures of the German government and their impact on consumer price indices
The development of consumer prices, especially regarding energy prices (household energy and fuel), placed a particular burden on private households in 2022, but also posed and will continue to pose a challenge for many people in subsequent years. …
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Date: April 17, 2025 The main German export product: motor vehicles
Accounting for 17.0% of exports, motor vehicles and parts thereof were Germany's main export product in 2024. Machinery (14.0%) and chemical products (9.0%) ranked second and third, respectively, among the most important export items.
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Date: April 16, 2025 WISTA edition 2/2025
WISTA is a scientific journal regularly published by the Federal Statistical Office Germany. It offers articles on topics relating to official statistics.